• ditain(e, ditein(e, detain(e, ditaigne, ditoine, ditan(e, detane, ditany(e, detony, dipteine, diptonge, dictam

acrodeþ most to medicyns..it..haþ vertu to dissolue and tempre, to drawe and waste venym. c1150(OE) Hrl.HApul. Hrl 6258B 89.43/1 Gif wyf habbe on hure innoþ deadboren trudor [read: tudor], ȝe[nim þisse] wurte was þe man dictamnum..ditanne nemneþ. c1390 Susan. Vrn

• douen, deuen, duen

The same tyme that she kepeth her wydwe..shee oweth to ben dowyd. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 482/1 Thomas dewyd..his wyf, the day that he wedded her at the chirche dore, of the halle. ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 Petyt 511 p.77

• egging, eggin, eggung

nohht off sawless fode. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch. Manly-Rickert E.2135 Ianuarie hath caught so greet a wille, Thurgh eggyng of his wyf, hym for to pleye In his gardyn. c1400 Brut-1333 Rwl B.171 250/24 Forto feiȝt wiþ þe Scottes, þrouȝ egging

• empleden, en-, im-, enpleten, empleden, -pleten, -pleded, -pleted, -pleded, -pleted, empleid

Hrl Charter 83.D.32 249/18 In cas yf þat Jon my forsayed son..wol dystorbyll oþer enplede þe feoffes oþer Cecyle my wyf of eny estate. c1436 Ipswich Domesday(2) Add 25011 25 In caas where many executorys ben enpleted for the dette

• paltok(e, pattoke

paltok(e n. Also pattoke . ?From pal n.(1) & -ok suf. The intrusive -t- is difficult to account for, except on the assumption that the stem was confused with palet n.(1), a head covering worn either as a helmet

• pointen, point(e

Cite & of þe priour wolde poynte to mete. (1428) EEWills 83/18 I beqwethe all maner of godis to my wyf, Alson Newent..and þerto I point my signet and my syne manuell. c1450 Capgr. St.Kath. Arun 396 4.1698 The maister..was

• love, lave, lafe, loave, law(a, lafon, leve, laeve, leave, leove, leaowe

þe kinges soster, willames loue þe marschal, Contesse of penbroc, spousede. (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 8.75 Henry..ȝaf hym to wyf Constauns, contas of Bretayne, þe loove [L relictam] of his sone Gaufred. (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 8.173 Constans,

• luxuri(e, luxurẹ, luxure

þat liste loke Stw 951 45/207 Tarquinius..foul did assay To breke wedloke, be force of his luxure, Chaste Lucresse Collatyns wyf bylay. ?c1450 Knt.Tour-L. Hrl 1764 58/17 Leude touchinge and handelyng..makithe thanne folke fall into orible synne of luxurie [F

• mediatour, medytur

mediatour n. Also (error) medytur . L (a) A mediator, negotiator; agent, emissary, messenger; go-between; also, agency, means [quots.: NHom. , MS Wel. ]; (b) theol. of a saint, of the Virgin Mary: intercessor; of Christ: the Mediator. (c1384)

• milch(e, mielch, melch(e

43 142 Melche [Corp-C: Twelf gode kun hure moder hadde, þat muchel were echon]. (1424) EEWills 57/33 I wul my wyf haf half my mylche kye. a1425 Medulla Stnh A.1.10 9a/b Bassaris: a melche cow. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 337

• gorst, gors, grost, gost

harez to gorstez. (1436) RParl. 4.498 Plese hit unto the Kynge..to graunte to Humfrey Duk of Gloucestre, and Alianore his wyf, a Licence to enclose cc acres of here Lande, Pasture, Wode, Hetthe, Virses and Gorste, and therof to make

• hateful, hat(te-

[vrr. hatful, Hatteful] to Crist and to his compaignye. (c1395) Chaucer CT.WB. Manly-Rickert D.366 Yet prechestow and seist an hateful wyf Yrekened is for oon of thise myschaunces. c1425(a1420) Lydg. TB Aug A.4 3.1810 And boþe two, inly set a-fire

• helper(e

helper(e n. From helpen . (a) One who, or that which, gives help, an ally, assistant, supporter, collaborator; (b) surg. pl.: the humerus bone; (c) mil. pl.: auxiliary troops. c1350 MPPsalter Add 17376 9.9 Our Lord hys made refut

• mortalli, mortaili, mortelli

(c1390) Chaucer CT.Mcp. Manly-Rickert H.313 Ne telleth neuere no man in youre lyf How that another man hath dight his wyf; He wol yow haten mortally [vr. mortelly], certeyn. c1400 Brut-1333 Rwl B.171 64/25 Þai fouȝten togeder mortaily and so

• motif, motive, moteive, motives, motifs

motif n. Also motive , moteive ; pl. motives & motifs . OF motif n. & ML motivum . (a) A proposition, an assertion; argument; proof, justification; meven , to advance a proposition or argument; (b) a motive, reason;

• at(t)emprẹ

Iangle not. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars. Manly-Rickert I.932 She sholde eek..ben attempree of hir array. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 2.pr.4.37 Thi wyf, that is atempre of wyt. ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo. Benson-Robinson 2.pr.8.30 The contrarie Fortune is atempre and restreyned and wys

• nẹd(e)les, neodeles

and nedelees despeired. (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl. Manly-Rickert E.455 He ne myghte out of his herte throwe This merueillous desir his wyf tassaye; Nedelees [vrr. Redles,Natheles, Causeles]..he thoghte hire for taffraye. a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 28460 Neddeles oft bot for glotri

• Nicholas, nicholaus, nicolas

one of the stronger emetics. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mil. Manly-Rickert A.3272 On a day this hende Nicholas Fil with this yonge wyf to rage and pleye. (a1393) Gower CA Frf 3 2.2809 He hihte Pope Nicholas. (1397) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO) 6.71 [The goods

• aunte, ant(e, naunt(e

God. c1390 PPl.A(1) Vrn 5.220 Er Abstinence, myn Aunte, haue I-ȝiue me leue. (c1390) Chaucer CT.ML. Manly-Rickert B.981 The senatours wyf hir aunte was. a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 24675 His moder was þi naunt [Got: þin aunt; Phys-E: tin ant].

• outgon

spryngen speres..Out goon the swerdes. a1400(?a1350) Siege Troy(1) Eg 2862 155/1966 He lete þe Traytours outgoo [LinI: forþ go] With wyf and Children also. c1430(c1386) Chaucer LGW Benson-Robinson 637 With grysely soun out goth [vr. out went] the grete gonne.